Much of the discussion in this thread has focused very narrowly on using an XML format to replace SGF, I believe that if an XML format is to take off, it should offer capabilities beyond what are possible in SGF, conversion to XML for XMLs sake is pointless. Possibilities include:
* A person naming scheme for the players which allows us to say to be more expressive, both in terms of expressing the name in more than one language and in terms of expressing that this person has had several names over their lives. * A method of versioned annotation that allows me, for example, to say "version 0.1.3 of myComputerGoPlayer made a mistake by playing at k12", "version 0.1.4 of myComputerGoPlayer made a mistake k11" and so forth, so that these can be dealt with automatically. * A method for linking to websites of the players, including whether these are the players own definitive websites, and the languages they're in. * A method for presenting translated comments, i.e. the same comments in different languages, so a program can display only the appropriate ones. * A rank recording scheme to differentiate between kinds of rank, to be able to say "Black was at the time of playing 2k AGA, 1k on KGS and 2k on IGS, a month later they got their Shodan certificate from the BGA." * <<insert your idea here>> I also agree that robust and useful validation suites and conversion tools are also imperative for such a venture to succeed. cheers stuart _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
